The reason for that is pentium-M ! The laptops we have dont have that PAE-flag in processor, .. // .. Regarding the error in IBM NetVista desktop tower, yes, that should be a P4 and should also have the PAE flag, I will remove the extra power-hungry AGP-card and test the other ISO when I have the time.

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AGREED! I don't think the kernel in PAE will offer a solution to your dilemma on that "M" processor.

Hi, Maybe I did not understand that, but the non-PAE ISO will be required to even be able to boot Puppy at all, it seems, and so in all semi-new Pentium M-Laptops up to 1.6GHz. Other processors for desktop computers have the PAE-flag since long time, maybe since 199x (?)

Found this, Maybe a bit off topic, but it is probably one of the main reasons why they need to have a -4G version now:

Intel launched its improved Pentium M, formerly known as Dothan, named after another ancient town in Israel, on May 10, 2004. Dothan Pentium M processors (product code 80536, CPUID 0x6DX) are among the first Intel processors to be identified using a "processor number" rather than a clockspeed rating, and the mainstream versions are known as Pentium M 710 (1.4 GHz), 715 (1.5 GHz), 725 (1.6 GHz), 735 (1.7 GHz), 740 (1.73 GHz), 745 (1.8 GHz), 750 (1.86 GHz), 755 (2.0 GHz), and 765 (2.1 GHz).

These 700 series Pentium M processors retain the same basic design as the original Pentium M, but are manufactured on a 90 nm process, with twice the secondary cache. Die size, at 87 mm2, remains in the same neighborhood as the original Pentium M, even though the 700 series contains approximately 140 million transistors, most of which make up the 2 MB cache. TDP is also down to 21 watts (from 24.5 watts in Banias), though power use at lower clockspeeds has increased slightly. However, tests conducted by third party hardware review sites show that Banias and Dothan equipped notebooks have roughly equivalent battery life.[citation needed] Additionally third party hardware review sites have benchmarked the Dothan at approx 10-20% better performance than the Banias in most situations.

Revisions of the Dothan core were released in the first quarter of 2005 with the Sonoma chipsets and supported a 533 MT/s FSB and XD (Intel's name for the NX bit) (and PAE support required for it was enabled, unlike earlier Pentium Ms that had it disabled). These processors include the 730 (1.6 GHz), 740 (1.73 GHz), 750 (1.86 GHz), 760 (2.0 GHz) and 770 (2.13 GHz). These models all have a TDP of 27 W and a 2 MB L2 cache.

In July 2005, Intel released the 780 (2.26 GHz) and the low-voltage 778 (1.60 GHz).

The processor line has models running at clock speeds from 1.0 GHz to 2.26 GHz as of July 2005. The models with lower frequencies were either low voltage or ultra-low voltage CPUs designed for even better battery life and reduced heat output. The 718 (1.3 GHz), 738 (1.4 GHz), and 758 (1.5 GHz) models are low-voltage (1.116 V) with a TDP of 10 W, while the 723 (1.0 GHz), 733 (1.1 GHz), and 753 (1.2 GHz) models are ultra-low voltage (0.940 V) with a TDP of 5 W.
" -Wpedia

It is the reason I offer both versions. I do have an IBM r31 laptop with pentium M, 1.4GHz .

I also have a P4 with the Brookdale graphics. I did know that the bios video setting must be set to 8M, I will add that to the release notes. These were very troublesome in earlier Slacko versions and perhaps some of the work arounds for those may still be relevant. More later.

When you "log in" with password, do you mean the password fro an encrypted save file? I'm not 100% sure on this but i think they require ansii characters. Again, more later or can some one correct me if I'm wrong.

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There will be an official patch for Slacko today for the trash issue.. it may be amusing to some but offensive to others.

It is the reason I offer both versions. I do have an IBM r31 laptop with pentium M, 1.4GHz .

I also have a P4 with the Brookdale graphics.
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When you "log in" with password, do you mean the password fro an encrypted save file?

Hi micko
Nice, then we have almost the "same" generations of HW,

Regarding the password,
-Nö, it was the pässwörd to this murga-förum,
I had some Swedish in it.

With the P4 IBM NetVista and bios "8MB brokeddale" I can surf in a clean (English language) CD-boot, if I dont change anything! But I could not log in to this forum without "Ö". When I later did change it, with the early initial setup-window, then Puppy goes "black-screen". And that is a bug, I guess.(?) Or bad RAM(??) I did not find the Memtest on the CD But my burn was verified and md5 of Slacko 5.5-4G was also verified before burn.

Here are the 2 OS's on my new work lappie. Right Sage, no Windows! I call it the first Slacko UltraBook. Yes, Slacko is running from an SSD, Very, very quickly..

The difference in RAM footprint is not the whole story. Kubuntu runs more quickly than any of the other Ubuntu desktops in my experience, and basically as fast as Slacko. In fact LibreOffice Writer opens notably faster on Kubuntu than in Slacko. At least KDE uses all of that ram effectively. I have Kubuntu basically to run the Netflix App without Windows. The Netflix App alone is over 300MB, more than twice as big as all of Slacko. On the other hand, Slacko has Libre 4.0 while Kubuntu still has 3.6.5. So I can do 95% of my work with Slacko.

Congratulations Micko on 5.5 and the #2.

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1. Does not load driver for ethernet. This is new kit, and Ubuntu 12.10 had the same problem not detecting the ethernet. I think it was the upgrade to the 3.5.0.19 kernel that fixed it in Ubuntu--it is still present in Slacko. It is the other reason I have Kubuntu, just in case I need ethernet--not likely.

Hello Micko,
This new release, and release 5.4, look fantastic but I'm doomed to stay with 5.3.3 unless you can fix the Citrix web plugin. I connect from home to my office computers using my browser and a tool called Citrix. Its similar to remote desktop and a lot of companies have it to allow people to work from home. It has been working fine for me in 5.3.1 and 5.3.3 using a the CitrixICA-10.6.115659_openmotif-2.3.1_i486.pet I downloaded from this forum a few years ago. I can still connect to the company web site and when I specify the computer I want to connect to it still downloads the launch.ica file. I specify it should be opened with wfica which was installed by the pet file but instead of going to the destination computer, it pops up a window saying "Client Error. No connection to(followed by a long string of letters and numbers). Invalid server browser command header received". I don't know where to look for any other errors or logs. If you need more info please let me know and I'll do whatever I can to help.
I really like these new releases but I couldn't use 5.4 because of this and I won't be able to use 5.5 either. I would really appreciate if you could look into this and see if you can find a fix or workaround.
Please!!! and Thanks!

I tried with two USB adapters, neither stayed connected. One is a Rosewill RNX-N150UBE -- WikiDevi says that uses the r8712u driver. The other is a Rosewill RNX-EasyN1 -- WikiDevi says it uses rt2800usb.

The -N150UBE adapter was recognized by the system, but the interface was "x" in Simple Network Setup. Both adapters dropped the network within 2 minutes of connecting, and would not reconnect.

Not sure if that's a bug in Slacko or my hardware.

Sound DOES work though -- however, moving the mouse causes an audible buzz in the speakers. (They're cheap speakers. Cyber Acoustics junk -- and it IS junk!)

I've attached a HardInfo report copied over by force of flash drive. I'll test multimedia playback in a little bit.

As a note... to make the LCD I'm using work with everything else, I selected "probe" then "1024x768" then the "basic 15inch CRT" option Still quirky on the graphics,but that's OK.

EDIT: put an MP3 on the flash drive, swapped it over, plays GREAT! Cool! Now just need to figure out what's going on with those wifi cards...

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